Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Metzger about the engineering challenges of building self-replication space probes.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Metzger about the engineering challenges of building self-replication space probes.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about gravtational slingshots, megafauna and microscopic black holes!
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about gravtational slingshots, megafauna and microscopic black holes!
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Halper about the many mysteries of the origins of the Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Halper about the many mysteries of the origins of the Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysteries of magnetism, explaining how magnets work and what they reveal about the Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysteries of magnetism, explaining how magnets work and what they reveal about the Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Sean Carroll about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Sean Carroll about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind the "zombie ants".
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Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind the "zombie ants".
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Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the inner workings of one of the crucial parts of the scientific process: peer review. How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, and does that mean that all of science is questionable?
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Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the inner workings of one of the crucial parts of the scientific process: peer review. How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, and does that mean that all of science is questionable?
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Daniel and Kelly explore how scientific discoveries are made, digging into fun stories, the history of science with Prof. Lydia Patton and the lessons of Nobel Prize winners with Prof. Brian Keating.
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Daniel and Kelly explore how scientific discoveries are made, digging into fun stories, the history of science with Prof. Lydia Patton and the lessons of Nobel Prize winners with Prof. Brian Keating.
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Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to Adam Becker about what it all means.
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Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to Adam Becker about what it all means.
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Daniel and Kelly grapple with the implications of arbitrary numbers in our theory, whether they could have had different values, and what it all means.
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Daniel and Kelly grapple with the implications of arbitrary numbers in our theory, whether they could have had different values, and what it all means.
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Katrine Whiteson about how we can enlist viruses to kill infectious bacteria.
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Katrine Whiteson about how we can enlist viruses to kill infectious bacteria.
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Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about screwworm at the southern border, life without the Moon, and the status of synthetic blood.
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Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about screwworm at the southern border, life without the Moon, and the status of synthetic blood.
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Gina Poe about sleep and dreams - including whether mushrooms sleep, what Daniel's dog is doing in the middle of the night, and what rats dream about.
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Gina Poe about sleep and dreams - including whether mushrooms sleep, what Daniel's dog is doing in the middle of the night, and what rats dream about.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about recent mathematical innovations that suggest a third category of particles beyond matter and forces.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about recent mathematical innovations that suggest a third category of particles beyond matter and forces.
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Over 100,000 people are on the organ transplant waitlist in the United States. Unfortunately, many of these people will not get an organ in time. Daniel and Kelly talk about the science and ethics behind using transgenic pigs to fill the shortfall.
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Over 100,000 people are on the organ transplant waitlist in the United States. Unfortunately, many of these people will not get an organ in time. Daniel and Kelly talk about the science and ethics behind using transgenic pigs to fill the shortfall.
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Daniel and Kelly uncover the real science behind some flashing recent popular science and talk about how to be an informed information consumer.
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Daniel and Kelly uncover the real science behind some flashing recent popular science and talk about how to be an informed information consumer.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about snowflake symmetry, flamingo burgers, and iodine protection.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about snowflake symmetry, flamingo burgers, and iodine protection.
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Daniel and Kelly explain how top quarks talk to each other and potentially form new states of matter.
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Daniel and Kelly explain how top quarks talk to each other and potentially form new states of matter.
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Daniel and Kelly appreciate that they've never had to worry about getting smallpox, and talk about the scientific and public health advancements that saved humanity from this ancient scourge.
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Daniel and Kelly appreciate that they've never had to worry about getting smallpox, and talk about the scientific and public health advancements that saved humanity from this ancient scourge.
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Daniel and Kelly explain itches, the Oort cloud and the geometry of honeycombs!
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Daniel and Kelly explain itches, the Oort cloud and the geometry of honeycombs!
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Daniel and Kelly talk about the practical application of particle beams: precisely targeting and killing cancer cells.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about the practical application of particle beams: precisely targeting and killing cancer cells.
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Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the event horizon and discuss an outlandish theory of stars with black hole cores.
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Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the event horizon and discuss an outlandish theory of stars with black hole cores.
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Daniel and Kelly explore the history of general anesthesia, and what we know (or don't know) about how it works.
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Daniel and Kelly explore the history of general anesthesia, and what we know (or don't know) about how it works.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about how quantum fields make bananas, how colds mutate and whether data has mass.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about how quantum fields make bananas, how colds mutate and whether data has mass.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about whether or not dinosaurs had parasites, how often parasitism has popped up in the tree of life, and more.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about whether or not dinosaurs had parasites, how often parasitism has popped up in the tree of life, and more.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to the authors of "After The Spike", who argue that humanity is on a dangerous path to depopulation.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to the authors of "After The Spike", who argue that humanity is on a dangerous path to depopulation.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about warty comb jellies, white holes, and humpback whale navigation.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about warty comb jellies, white holes, and humpback whale navigation.
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Daniel and Kelly trace the history of how we figured out what elements the stars are made of, featuring naked Greeks, hiking Scots, and villainous Harvard profs.
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Daniel and Kelly trace the history of how we figured out what elements the stars are made of, featuring naked Greeks, hiking Scots, and villainous Harvard profs.
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Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the hearts of stars to explain why they all twinkle a little differently.
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Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the hearts of stars to explain why they all twinkle a little differently.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about de-extinction.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about de-extinction.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about neutrons, bananas and Jupiter and find a secret theme that links them all!
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about neutrons, bananas and Jupiter and find a secret theme that links them all!
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Daniel and Kelly strip away the hype and reveal the actual mind-blowing physics of the quantum internet.
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Daniel and Kelly strip away the hype and reveal the actual mind-blowing physics of the quantum internet.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about how to keep humans healthy and happy during interstellar voyages.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about how to keep humans healthy and happy during interstellar voyages.
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Daniel and Kelly explore the hurdles and potential technologies for bringing humans to alien solar systems.
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Daniel and Kelly explore the hurdles and potential technologies for bringing humans to alien solar systems.
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Zach Weinersmith about rockets and the upside and pitfalls of a potential future space economy.
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Zach Weinersmith about rockets and the upside and pitfalls of a potential future space economy.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Mike Duncan, creator of The Martian Revolution, about economics, politics and revolution on Mars.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Mike Duncan, creator of The Martian Revolution, about economics, politics and revolution on Mars.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about black holes, animal coloration, the big bang and time dilation.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about black holes, animal coloration, the big bang and time dilation.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind aging trees, and why some trees live so long.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind aging trees, and why some trees live so long.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about recent measurements that leave us confused about the expansion of the Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about recent measurements that leave us confused about the expansion of the Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Katrine Whiteson (a Whiteson Prize laureate) about the complex relationship between humans and microbes
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Katrine Whiteson (a Whiteson Prize laureate) about the complex relationship between humans and microbes
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about prions, playing music near a black hole, and medical maggots.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about prions, playing music near a black hole, and medical maggots.
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Daniel and Kelly take a detour into the fascinating world of chemistry to explore why mercury is liquid at room temp. The answer is relatively surprising!
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Daniel and Kelly take a detour into the fascinating world of chemistry to explore why mercury is liquid at room temp. The answer is relatively surprising!
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Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how we measure and define intelligence, hypotheses for why it arises, and why flies are so dumb.
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Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how we measure and define intelligence, hypotheses for why it arises, and why flies are so dumb.
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Daniel and Kelly explore the nature of of matter and whether we can crack it open without spending billions on bigger colliders
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Daniel and Kelly explore the nature of of matter and whether we can crack it open without spending billions on bigger colliders
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about space within the atom, picky parasites, and speed-of-light particles.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about space within the atom, picky parasites, and speed-of-light particles.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. John Hutchinson about how large animals move.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. John Hutchinson about how large animals move.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about what energy is, how it flows, and whether it has to come from anywhere!
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Daniel and Kelly talk about what energy is, how it flows, and whether it has to come from anywhere!
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Scott Solomon about how we measure evolution, and whether or not humans are still evolving.
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Scott Solomon about how we measure evolution, and whether or not humans are still evolving.
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Kelly talks to Dr. Michael Yassa about how memories are formed, comparing brains to computers, brain-computer interfaces, and more!
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Kelly talks to Dr. Michael Yassa about how memories are formed, comparing brains to computers, brain-computer interfaces, and more!
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Daniel and Kelly try to organize their thoughts about the disorderly topic of entropy.
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Daniel and Kelly try to organize their thoughts about the disorderly topic of entropy.
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